Im a US citizen and i want to get married with a guy from argentina,how easy is to make him a legal resident?

Question

can he come to the USA like a tourist and then married me here, because I dont wanto to go to argentina to get married, im not interested in obtain his citizenship, i want to stay here in th e USA, how easy will be to him to obtain the legal residency after we get married? will he be deported to his country,or can he get a temporary permit to stay here?

Answer 1

Very hard...Enough said

--Rob

Answer 2

IT has gotten more difficult in recent years. There are a lot of cases where it is simply an arrangement wherein the foreigner can get in to the USA and get a residency. There are interviews, and the relationship is on view as far as living together and stuff,,, there is a movie called 'Green Card' that is good to watch about this subject. The legal residency has a time period of waiting,, like a few years.. to see if the marriage lasts. His visa will have a time limit, and he will have to go back when it expires.

I did that,, married a foreign person like that, in the foreign country, of which now I am glad it was there. The marriage did not work out, after 5 years, and I am glad he is still there.

Answer 3

You should check out the US Embassy in Argentina's web site and also the State Dept here. But...

The easiest way is to get a fiancee visa. You have 90 days to get married once he arrives, then you notify INS and apply for a green card, he should get an extension on the visa then a temporary green card, 2 yrs. After two years or so you apply again and get a perminent green card (not really perminent you have to renew it).

Get an immigration attorney. It'll probably cost a few thousand dollars but will make things much smoother.

Answer 4

My husband is from Brazil....there is A LOT of paper work and money for filing fees involved and then an interview where they determine if the relationship is "legit". You also have to "sponsor" your husband or need another sponsor if you're income isn't high enough. After this he will be issued a 5 year "permanent" residency card and then after another interview/filing he can get a truly permanent card and start applying for citizenship. My husband was also issued a temp. work permit right away before the first interview (takes about a year for the interview).

Answer 5

If he has a tourist or visitor visa he should come as a visitor and you should get married in the U.S., he will have to apply for an adjustment of status ... I f he doesn't then you should go with the fiance petition I-129F, he will be granted a fiance visa and you two will have to get married to each other before 90 days... process takes about a year or two for him to become a US resident... and good luck Argentinians are very handsome guys...

Answer 6

you are going about this the wrong way,,, you need to go to usa immirgation page and read all the changes in the laws in the last 2 years,, and there are some big changes,,, one of the very first thing will look at is to see how many times you have argentina and also other countries, they look for patterns of visits...
and it would be a lot easier to go there and get married and then bring him home ..

beware today immingration will check on you and him with a fine tooth comb...

good luck

Answer 7

It looks like that would be the best way to do it -- he should get a visa to come visit the U.S., and then you can have your wedding here. I'm not sure whether or not he would be required to go back to Argentina before they clear him for permanent resident status, but he'd be on the "fast track" with a wife who's a citizen.

Answer 8

Not too difficult, all you will have to do is fill out the appropriate forms.

First thing is to file a I-129F Petition for Alien Fiance:
The purpose of the form:
This form is used to petition to bring your fiancé(e) and that person's children to the United States for marriage to you or to bring your spouse and that person's children (K-3 and K-4 visas, respectively) to the United States to complete processing for permanent resident status (under the LIFE Act and Amendments of 2000).

Filing Fee: $170

Where to File:
If you are filing for your fiance(e), file this petition at the Service Center with jurisdiction over your area of residence.

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/I-129F.pdf
I-129F (Fillable PDF, 193 KB)

Once the visa is granted you have three (3) months to get married. After you are married, you will need to file the paper work to adjust your new husband's status to Permanent Resident.

To do that you will need to file out even more paper work.
Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Fee: $325 plus $70 biometrics services fee

Family-Based Applications

Immediate Relatives

If you are the immediate relative (spouse, parent or unmarried child under 21 years old) of a U.S. citizen, submit the following forms:

I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status
G-325A, Biographic Information
Your original I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (if you are filing concurrently), or a copy of your I-797, Notice of Action (if the petition was already approved).

I-864, Affidavit of Support
Filing Fee: None

I-693, Medical Examination of Aliens Seeking Adjustment of Status
All required supporting documentation as listed on the above forms.
You may download a package of all of these forms in PDF format (41 pages, 1.89 MB).

http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/files/i-485pk1.pdf

You may also submit the following forms:

G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative (if you have a lawyer)
I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, if you want to work while your application is processed
$180 base fee, plus $70 biometrics services fee if you have not already been fingerprinted for another immigration benefit.

I-131, Application for Travel Document, if you need to travel outside the United States while your application is processed
I-485 Supplement A, and penalty fee if applicable. See 8 CFR 245.10
I-601, Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability, if applicable


It looks like a lot but most of it is repetitive. The only thing is waiting, sometimes it can a while. I went through a similar situation and USCIS didn't take as long as the State Dept (my husband was living overseas at the time).

Best of Luck!!

Answer 9

For Iraqi citizen No chance to get in any country in the world now.even USA .not even like a tourist ..
But if sombody send to Me visa to the Iraq.. Maybe there is a chance ...I am a good looking and I can speak English and Arabic ...and young...

Answer 10

If you go to Argentina to marry him, INS will give him a US resident card much easier. It's simply more credible tha you are truly engaged in a reltionship. Plus, I hear there is a lot to see in Argentina. Why not go for a vacation?

Answer 11

His premenant residency will take a minimum of 2 and a half years.